Romance_Tactics t1_jdmzczo wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Battlefield Earth basically being Scientology: The Movie!

I've never actually watched it, but it looks absolutely absurd even in terms of 90s Sci Fi

ChosephineYap t1_jdn2woj wrote on March 25, 2023 at 5:01 PM

I’ve been wanting to watch it for years because Barry Pepper is in it. But I could never muster the courage.

bruzie t1_jdn54io wrote on March 25, 2023 at 5:17 PM

Start building up your tolerance to Dutch Angles. And seeing the exact same wipe for EVERY scene transition.

At least that's what my experience of the first 20 minutes was. Refused to watch further.

shf500 t1_jdo4k2s wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:33 PM

> Battlefield Earth

I was legitimately looking forward to this when it came out. Any sci-fi movie will get a "shut up and take my money" response from me...but I decided to wait for the reviews before deciding to see it in the theater. And I'm really glad I did.

FormerIceCreamEater t1_jdnrvnm wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:59 PM

It is really bad. People have mocked it for years, but it is as bad as they say

ucancallmevicky t1_jdo6lta wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:48 PM

it is just so amazingly bad. It passes "so bad its good" goes all the back through "just bad" to "so bad it is good" all over again.

They have what amounts to cave men fly 1000 year old harrier jets after a few hours in a simulator, somehow all this stuff just works and is powerful enough to surprise and defeat a race of beings that have perfected interstellar travel. It's mind bendingly stupid, very poorly written, acted and shot and just about the most crap lousy movie ever made. I do love it